Lu Ke – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Overfeeding and protection from household chores are some ways grandparents are contributing to obesity in their grandkids.

Researchers have discovered that blue LED light could be used to kill common food-borne pathogens without the need for chemical treatment.

The Agilent-BTI collaboration will develop the AssayMAP Bravo platform to the analysis therapeutic glycoproteins.

Agricultural intensification—including increased fertilizer use—is responsible for China's drying soil, not climate change.

The first real-world trials of the Shanchol vaccine showed a 40 percent reduction in the most severe cases of cholera.

Researchers have developed a self-recovering hydrogel with high mechanical strength.

Contrary to the assumption that coarsening is driven by Brownian motion, scientists have shown that droplet size influences phase separation.

Scientists have identified a fusion gene that causes epithelial damage and increased cell invasiveness, predisposing carriers to gastric cancer.

Non-blinded experiments give a 27 percent stronger result than blinded ones, potentially distorting the scientific literature, scientists say.